Blue Coat Systems Inc. Announces Marketing Executive Transition

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that Bethany Mayer is leaving her position as senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing and Corporate Development, effective March 1, 2010. Ms. Mayer will be taking an executive position at Hewlett Packard, as the vice president of marketing for the Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking Business Unit.

"We are grateful for the many contributions Bethany has brought to Blue Coat, including her assistance in establishing our leadership position in Application Delivery Networks,” said Brian NeSmith, president and chief executive officer, Blue Coat Systems. "We wish her well as she takes on the challenge of this new executive appointment.”

About Blue Coat Systems

Blue Coat Systems is the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking. Blue Coat offers an Application Delivery Network Infrastructure that provides the visibility, acceleration and security required to optimize and secure the flow of information to any user, on any network, anywhere. This application intelligence enables enterprises to tightly align network investments with business requirements, speed decision making and secure business applications for long-term competitive advantage. For additional information, please visit www.bluecoat.com.

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